Greer, Vivaldi and..?

Greer reminds me of Germaine Greer and Greer Garson, and Vivaldi is obvious; I think I would continue the theme.

  • Basie — Count Basie; could be a nn for Basil.
  • Django — Django Reinhardt.
  • Aalto — Finnish “wave”; Alvar Aalto.
  • Yves — Yves Saint Laurent.
  • Tristan — Tristan Tzara.
  • Matisse — Henri Matisse.
  • Benoit — French form of Benedict; Georges Benoît, Pierre Benoît and others.
  • Thoreau — Henry David Thoreau.
  • Miro — Slavic “peace”; Joan Miró (his surname is of different origin though).
  • Eero — Finnish form of Eric, Eero Saarinen.
  • Keats — John Keats.
  • Eames — Charles and Ray Eames.
  • Calder — Alexander Calder.
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